OACP-Argo-NATL

Name: 2000-2014 climatology of the Subtropical Mode Waters and Permanent Pycnocline properties in the North Atlantic
Creator: Ifremer/LOPS
License: The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.

Grid DAP Data	Sub- set	Table DAP Data	Make A Graph	W M S	Source Data Files	Acces- sible	Title	Sum- mary	FGDC, ISO, Metadata	Back- ground Info	RSS	E mail	Institution	Dataset ID
		data	graph			public	2000-2014 climatology of the Subtropical Mode Waters and Permanent Pycnocline properties in the North Atlantic		F I M	background			Ifremer/LOPS	OACP-Argo-NATL

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type	Variable Name	Attribute Name	Data Type	Value
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_data_type	String	Other
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	comment	String	Properties error computed as a Gaussian distance weighted standard error estimates using a decorrelation time-scale of 3 months to compute the number of independant observations.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Conventions	String	CF-1.6, COARDS, ACDD-1.3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Conventions_help	String	http://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/documents/cf-conventions/1.6/cf-conventions.html
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	CreatedBy	String	cfeucher
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	CreationDate	String	2016/02/11 14:27:42
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_name	String	Ifremer/LOPS
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_type	String	institution
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_url	String	https://wwz.ifremer.fr/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	description	String	Maps of properties from OAC-P estimates.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Easternmost_Easting	double	-2.378
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_max	double	63.037
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_min	double	13.037
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_units	String	degrees_north
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_max	double	-2.378
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_min	double	-78.378
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_units	String	degrees_east
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	history	String	OAC-P v1.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	https://wwz.ifremer.fr/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	Ifremer/LOPS
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords	String	2000-2014, atlantic, bottom, brunt, brunt-vaisala, climatology, data, density, depth, direction, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Wave Speed/Direction, Earth Science > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Density, Earth Science > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Salinity, error, estimate, exploitation, francais, frequency, ifremer, institut, latitude, longitude, lops, lops/ifremer, mer, mode, MWBFRQ, MWD, MWPLPV, MWPSAL, MWSIG0, MWTEMP, north, ocean, oceans, permanent, planetary, potential, pour, PPBFRQ, PPD, PPD_er, PPH, PPH_er, PPHBTO, PPHBTO_er, PPHTOP, PPHTOP_er, PPPLPV, PPPSAL, PPSIG0, PPTEMP, practical, properties, pycnocline, recherche, referenced, salinity, sea, sea_surface_wave_to_direction, sea_water_density, sea_water_practical_salinity, sea_water_temperature, seawater, speed, squared, station, surface, temperature, thickness, top, total, vaisala, vorticity, water, wave, waves
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords_vocabulary	String	GCMD Science Keywords
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	license	String	The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	long_title	String	North Atlantic permanent pycnocline mapped properties from Argo profile OAC-P estimate
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	method	String	Permanent pycnocline properties mapped on to a regular 0.5x0.5 grid using a Gaussian weighted mean. Grid point mapping was limited to a 0.5 degree radius disk containing at least 6 points values.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Northernmost_Northing	double	63.037
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	references	String	C. Feucher, G. Maze, and H. Mercier, 2016: Mean structure of the North Atlantic subtropical permanent pycnocline from in-situ observations. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., in review.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	source	String	OAC-P v1.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	(local files)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Southernmost_Northing	double	13.037
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	standard_name_vocabulary	String	CF Standard Name Table v29
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	Maps of properties from OAC-P estimates.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	2000-2014 climatology of the Subtropical Mode Waters and Permanent Pycnocline properties in the North Atlantic
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	version	String	1.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Westernmost_Easting	double	-78.378
variable	longitude		double
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	actual_range	double	-78.378, -2.378
attribute	longitude	axis	String	X
attribute	longitude	colorBarMaximum	double	180.0
attribute	longitude	colorBarMinimum	double	-180.0
attribute	longitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	longitude	long_name	String	Station longitude
attribute	longitude	standard_name	String	longitude
attribute	longitude	units	String	degrees_east
attribute	longitude	valid_max	double	-2.378
attribute	longitude	valid_min	double	-78.378
variable	latitude		double
attribute	latitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lat
attribute	latitude	actual_range	double	13.037, 63.037
attribute	latitude	axis	String	Y
attribute	latitude	colorBarMaximum	double	90.0
attribute	latitude	colorBarMinimum	double	-90.0
attribute	latitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	latitude	long_name	String	Station latitude
attribute	latitude	standard_name	String	latitude
attribute	latitude	units	String	degrees_north
attribute	latitude	valid_max	double	63.037
attribute	latitude	valid_min	double	1.037
variable	PPD		double
attribute	PPD	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	PPD	actual_range	double	-953.2535981512026, -242.8071487130764
attribute	PPD	long_name	String	Permanent pycnocline depth
attribute	PPD	units	String	m
variable	PPD_er		double
attribute	PPD_er	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	PPD_er	actual_range	double	8.880517761147912, 173.78922796573423
attribute	PPD_er	colorBarMaximum	double	50.0
attribute	PPD_er	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	PPD_er	long_name	String	Error of the permanent pycnocline depth estimate
attribute	PPD_er	units	String	m
variable	PPH		double
attribute	PPH	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	PPH	actual_range	double	185.29064005762262, 647.5192364238837
attribute	PPH	long_name	String	Permanent pycnocline total thickness
attribute	PPH	units	String	m
variable	PPH_er		double
attribute	PPH_er	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	PPH_er	actual_range	double	11.446225450597783, 168.24595894525078
attribute	PPH_er	colorBarMaximum	double	50.0
attribute	PPH_er	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	PPH_er	long_name	String	Error of the permanent pycnocline total thickness estimate
attribute	PPH_er	units	String	m
variable	PPHTOP		double
attribute	PPHTOP	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	PPHTOP	actual_range	double	57.376205734352915, 263.81591347925394
attribute	PPHTOP	long_name	String	Permanent pycnocline top thickness
attribute	PPHTOP	units	String	m
variable	PPHTOP_er		double
attribute	PPHTOP_er	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	PPHTOP_er	actual_range	double	2.461152581231751, 99.71654254775751
attribute	PPHTOP_er	colorBarMaximum	double	50.0
attribute	PPHTOP_er	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	PPHTOP_er	long_name	String	Error of the permanent pycnocline top thickness estimate
attribute	PPHTOP_er	units	String	m
variable	PPHBTO		double
attribute	PPHBTO	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	PPHBTO	actual_range	double	68.59743127137779, 527.3243981463277
attribute	PPHBTO	long_name	String	Permanent pycnocline bottom thickness
attribute	PPHBTO	units	String	m
variable	PPHBTO_er		double
attribute	PPHBTO_er	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	PPHBTO_er	actual_range	double	5.376122544432762, 179.5580835500565
attribute	PPHBTO_er	colorBarMaximum	double	50.0
attribute	PPHBTO_er	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	PPHBTO_er	long_name	String	Error of the permanent pycnocline bottom thickness estimate
attribute	PPHBTO_er	units	String	m
variable	PPTEMP		double
attribute	PPTEMP	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	PPTEMP	actual_range	double	6.3586992663946535, 18.50680114195565
attribute	PPTEMP	colorBarMaximum	double	40.0
attribute	PPTEMP	colorBarMinimum	double	-10.0
attribute	PPTEMP	long_name	String	Temperature at the depth of the permanent pycnocline
attribute	PPTEMP	units	String	deg C
variable	PPPSAL		double
attribute	PPPSAL	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	PPPSAL	actual_range	double	34.9411918585997, 36.73116593165583
attribute	PPPSAL	colorBarMaximum	double	37.0
attribute	PPPSAL	colorBarMinimum	double	32.0
attribute	PPPSAL	long_name	String	Salinity at the depth of the permanent pycnocline
attribute	PPPSAL	standard_name	String	sea_water_practical_salinity
attribute	PPPSAL	units	String	PSU
variable	PPSIG0		double
attribute	PPSIG0	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	PPSIG0	actual_range	double	26.46678204114572, 27.62069762036254
attribute	PPSIG0	colorBarMaximum	double	200.0
attribute	PPSIG0	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	PPSIG0	long_name	String	Potential density referenced to the surface at the depth of the permanent pycnocline
attribute	PPSIG0	units	String	kg/m^3
variable	PPPLPV		double
attribute	PPPLPV	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	PPPLPV	actual_range	double	3.237436939089251E-11, 2.809063883497822E-10
attribute	PPPLPV	long_name	String	Planetary potential vorticity at the depth of the permanent pycnocline
attribute	PPPLPV	units	String	m^-1 s^-1
variable	PPBFRQ		double
attribute	PPBFRQ	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	PPBFRQ	actual_range	double	5.816114045972214E-6, 3.335490167860834E-5
attribute	PPBFRQ	long_name	String	Brunt-Vaisala frequency squared at the depth of the permanent pycnocline
attribute	PPBFRQ	units	String	s^-2
variable	MWD		double
attribute	MWD	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	MWD	actual_range	double	-564.8565994298092, -101.4024379885401
attribute	MWD	colorBarMaximum	double	360.0
attribute	MWD	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	MWD	long_name	String	Mode water depth
attribute	MWD	standard_name	String	sea_surface_wave_to_direction
attribute	MWD	units	String	m
variable	MWTEMP		double
attribute	MWTEMP	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	MWTEMP	actual_range	double	7.334641768551486, 20.87849892293352
attribute	MWTEMP	colorBarMaximum	double	32.0
attribute	MWTEMP	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	MWTEMP	long_name	String	Temperature at the depth of the mode water
attribute	MWTEMP	standard_name	String	sea_water_temperature
attribute	MWTEMP	units	String	deg C
variable	MWPSAL		double
attribute	MWPSAL	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	MWPSAL	actual_range	double	35.062122533849646, 37.203132355088755
attribute	MWPSAL	colorBarMaximum	double	37.0
attribute	MWPSAL	colorBarMinimum	double	32.0
attribute	MWPSAL	long_name	String	Salinity at the depth of the mode water
attribute	MWPSAL	standard_name	String	sea_water_practical_salinity
attribute	MWPSAL	units	String	PSU
variable	MWSIG0		double
attribute	MWSIG0	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	MWSIG0	actual_range	double	26.12508276682734, 27.50482278574963
attribute	MWSIG0	colorBarMaximum	double	28.0
attribute	MWSIG0	colorBarMinimum	double	20.0
attribute	MWSIG0	long_name	String	Potential density referenced to the surface at the depth of the mode water
attribute	MWSIG0	standard_name	String	sea_water_density
attribute	MWSIG0	units	String	kg/m^3
variable	MWPLPV		double
attribute	MWPLPV	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	MWPLPV	actual_range	double	1.4181034039829272E-11, 1.414445752981002E-10
attribute	MWPLPV	long_name	String	Planetary potential vorticity at the depth of the mode water
attribute	MWPLPV	units	String	m^-1 s^-1
variable	MWBFRQ		double
attribute	MWBFRQ	_FillValue	double	-9999.0
attribute	MWBFRQ	actual_range	double	1.2165389056569305E-6, 1.7334111776013765E-5
attribute	MWBFRQ	long_name	String	Brunt-Vaisala frequency squared at the depth of the mode water
attribute	MWBFRQ	units	String	s^-2

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